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9 Food For Thought Quotes This World Press Freedom Day

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Sunday, May 3, 2015 - 04:00

May 3rd marks World Press Freedom Day, as proclaimed by the UN General Assembly, way back in 1993. A chance to assess the current state of press freedom around the globe and to pay tribute to journalists who have lost their lives for their work, this year’s main themes are Gender and Media, Digital Safety for Journalists and Independent And Quality Media.

While we can’t wait to hear what comes out of this year’s events, hosted in Riga, Latvia, we’ve compiled some of our favourite quotes on freedom to provide a little food for thought before the big day.

9 Food For Thought Quotes This World Press Freedom Day

"A free press can, of course, be good or bad, but, most certainly without freedom, the press will never be anything but bad." – Albert Camus, Nobel Prize-winning author and journalist

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"Whoever controls the media, controls the mind." – Jim Morrison, singer and lead vocalist of The Doors

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"Freedom is never voluntarily given by the oppressor; it must be demanded by the oppressed." – Martin Luther King, humanitarian and leader in the African-American Civil Rights Movement

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"The truth is I love being alive. And I love feeling free. So if I can't have those things then I feel like a caged animal and I'd rather not be in a cage. I'd rather be dead. And it's real simple." – Angelina Jolie, actress

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"I would like to be remembered as a person who wanted to be free... so other people would be also free." – Rosa Parks, African-American Civil Rights activist

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"For to be free is not merely to cast off one's chains, but to live in a way that respects and enhances the freedom of others." – Nelson Mandela, former President of South Africa

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"Think for yourselves and let others enjoy the privilege to do so, too." – Voltaire, writer and historian

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"Responsibility is the price of freedom." – Elbert Hubbard, writer and philosopher

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"I believe in freedom of speech, but I believe we should also have the right to comment on freedom of speech." – Stockwell Day, politician

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